Using Status Reporting Commands - Fluke 8845A Programmer's Manual

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*IDN?
Description Returns the IDN string. If *IDN is enabled (ON), then the Meter returns
Query

Using Status Reporting Commands

SYSTem:ERRor?
Description Retrieves errors from the Meter's error queue. Errors are retrieved in first-
Examples
STATus:QUEStionable:ENABle(?) <n>
Description Enables or disables bits in the Meter's Questionable Data enable register.
Parameters <n>
Examples
Query
STATus:QUEStionable:EVENt?
Description Enables or disables bits in the Meter's Questionable Data event register.
Parameters <n>
Query
STATus:PRESet
Description Sets all bits to zero in the Meter's Questionable Data enable register.
Examples
*CLS
Description Sets all bits to zero in the Meter's status byte register and all event
Examples
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the user defined string. If *IDN is disabled (OFF), the the Meter returns the
IDN string set at the factory.
*IDN?
in, first-out (FIFO) order. Each error may contain up to 80 characters.
SYST:ERR?
= 0 to 65535
STAT:QUES:ENAB 4
STAT:QUES:ENAB?
= 0 to 65535
STAT:QUES:ENAB?
STAT:PRES
registers. Also clears the error queue.
*CLS
Returns up to 35 character string.
Returns the next error in the error queue.
Performing a SYST:ERR? command when the
error queue is empty causes +0,"No error" to be
returned.
Binary-weighted decimal value representing the
bits to set in the register. Although a 16-bit
register that will accept a number between 0 and
65535, only bits 0, 1, 9, 11, 12, and 13 are used.
Sets bit 2 to one and all others to zero.
Retrieves a binary-weighted decimal value
representing the bits set in the questionable data
enable register.
Binary-weighted decimal value representing the
bits to set in the register. Although a 16-bit
register that will accept a number between 0 and
65535, only bits 0, 1, 9, 11, 12, and 13 are used.
Retrieves a binary-weighted decimal value
representing the bits set in the questionable data
event register.
Sets all bits to zero.
Sets all bits to zero and clear error queue.